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BS16 3SG

Frome Vale · Bristol, City of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Frome Vale
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol North East
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BS16 3SF 33 m
BS16 3RU 50 m
BS16 3UA 67 m
BS16 3UF 78 m
BS16 3RS 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BS16 3SG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BS
Postcode district
BS16
Postcode sector
BS16 3
Latitude
51.479082
Longitude
-2.530175
British National Grid easting
363,278
British National Grid northing
175,703

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bristol, City of · E06000023
Electoral ward
Frome Vale · E05010899
Parish or community
E43000019
Westminster constituency
Bristol North East · E14001133
Output area
E00073699
Lower layer super output area
Bristol 013C · E01014590
Middle layer super output area
Bristol 013 · E02003024

Postcode source versions

Explore BS16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
112
Primary
77
Secondary
13

  1. Fishponds CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    191 m

  2. St Matthias Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    451 m

  3. Chester Park Infant School

    Community school

    525 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,484
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,124
  • Anti social behaviour 575
  • Shoplifting 547
  • Public order 528
  • Other theft 389

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
BS16 3 residents
8,085

Age bands in BS16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,302 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.3%

1,119 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.1%

2,746 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

1,720 residents

Age 65 and over
12.1%

947 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BS16 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

25

within 5 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81087

    259 m

  • FISHPONDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    BEECHWOOD ROAD, BRISTOL, BS16 3TD

    ODS code L81013

    259 m

  • THE OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, MANOR ROAD, FISHPONDS, BRISTOL, BS16 2JD

    ODS code L81075

    330 m

  • THE DOWNEND HEALTH GROUP

    CHRISTCHURCH FAMILY MEDICAL CENTRE, NORTH STREET, DOWNEND, BRISTOL, BS16 5SG

    ODS code L81026

    1.9 km

  • FIRECLAY HEALTH

    BELLEVUE ROAD, ST GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PH

    ODS code L81062

    2.1 km

  • AIR BALLOON SURGERY

    KENN ROAD, ST. GEORGE, BRISTOL, BS5 7PD

    ODS code L81038

    2.2 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACDONALD WALK, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 8NJ

    ODS code L81055

    2.3 km

  • EAST TREES HEALTH CENTRE

    100A FISHPONDS ROAD, EASTVILLE, BRISTOL, BS5 6SA

    ODS code L81023

    2.5 km

  • KINGSWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    ALMA ROAD, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL, BS15 4EJ

    ODS code L81063

    2.8 km

  • CHARLOTTE KEEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEYMOUR ROAD, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS5 0UA

    ODS code L81015

    3.3 km

  • THE WELLSPRING SURGERY

    BEAM STREET, REDFIELD, BRISTOL, BS5 9QY

    ODS code L81061

    3.4 km

  • HORFIELD HC

    LOCKLEAZE ROAD, BRISTOL, BS7 9RR

    ODS code L81022

    3.4 km

  • LEAP VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEAUFORT ROAD, DOWNEND, BRISTOL, BS16 6UG

    ODS code L81046

    3.5 km

  • LAWRENCE HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HASSELL DRIVE, EASTON, BRISTOL, BS2 0AN

    ODS code L81089

    3.8 km

  • BIRCHWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81120

    3.9 km

  • NIGHTINGALE VALLEY PRACTICE

    WICK ROAD, BRISTOL, BS4 4HU

    ODS code L81033

    3.9 km

  • EMERSONS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. LUKES CLOSE, EMERSON'S GREEN SOUTH, BRISTOL, BS16 7AL

    ODS code L81632

    4.0 km

  • GLOUCESTER ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A CHURCH ROAD, HORFIELD, BRISTOL, BS7 8SA

    ODS code L81078

    4.0 km

  • HANHAM HEALTH

    33 WHITTUCKS ROAD, HANHAM, BRISTOL, BS15 3HY

    ODS code L81079

    4.1 km

  • MVMG - MONKS PARK

    24 MONKS PARK AVENUE, HORFIELD, BRISTOL, BS7 0UE

    ODS code L81669

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • New Station Road

    BCT · Fishponds

    0.1 miles

  • New Station Road

    BCT · Fishponds

    0.1 miles

  • Hockeys Lane

    BCT · Fishponds

    0.1 miles

  • Hockeys Lane

    BCT · Fishponds

    0.1 miles

  • Channons Hill

    BCT · Fishponds

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bristol 013C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,014 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

112 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 13 secondary schools. Fishponds CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 191 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,484 published events cover 12 months, averaging 457 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,124 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.